It was hard leaving Su Gologone, such a peaceful beautiful place but leave we did to travel across the mountains and farmland, passed the remnants of ancient Nuraghe ruins and towers to reach the Alghero on the west coast. It was a lovely drive.
We stopped at the medieval town of Bosa on the River Temo for lunch and a little wander before taking the scenic road along the coast to Alghero.
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| This was intriguing - a pair of grape vines climbing up the building |
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| Simple lunch - sandwich, beer and fries. |
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| Our bus was parked across the river |
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| Top L I am told an Iranian Knapweed. The rest wild Angelica of some variety |
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| People braved the busy coastal road to get a look at the coast |
Alghero was once part of the Catalan Empire and they still hold to their Catalonian traditions and many to their language. As we have travelled through Sardinia there has been an interesting mix of cultures - Sardinian, Italian and now here in Alghero, Catalonian.
The Sky Bar at our hotel gave us a wonderful panorama of this ancient city and its port. That night we got lost in the walls of old town trying to find a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant where we were treated to a traditional Alghero style Sardinian seafood dinner.
Early next morning saw us on our way to the wharf to board a boat which would take us to Neptune’s Caves under the towering Capo Caccia cliffs. The cliffs were stunning.
Once disembarked we joined a mass of people who were all crowding into the dark walls of the cavern. I’m not fearful of darkness and caves but crowds on slippery steps, cheek by jowl is not my idea of enjoying the beauty of nature beauty – I stayed in the entrance cave along with a couple of others.
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| Every picture is worth a thousand words! |
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| Then we walked the plank back onto the boat |
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